List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon in 2009 wearing a cap
Australian off-spin bowler Nathan Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[1]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and as of March 2024 only 52 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at the international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Nathan Lyon is a right-arm off-spinner who has represented Australia in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I).[5] As of March 2024, Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls for his country across 128 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is.[4][5]

Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on 31 August 2011, and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in the first innings.[6][7] In Test matches, Lyon has been most successful against India, taking 9 of his 24 five-wicket hauls against them.[8] His best figures in an innings of 8/50 came against the same team, taken at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 4 March 2017.[9] As of March 2024, his 527 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer[10] and seventh-highest across all cricketing nations.[11]

Lyon's ODI debut was against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on 8 March 2012.[12] As of March 2024, he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 31 August 2014.[13][14] Lyon made his T20I debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[15] His only wicket in the format, as of March 2024, was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018.[16][17]

As of March 2024, Lyon's tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is tied thirteenth[a] in the all-time list across all formats[4] and is fourth in the equivalent list for Australia.[18] He has taken twelve five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there.[5][19]

A ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either across two innings in a two-innings match[3] or, rarely, in a single innings.[20] As of March 2024, Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match five times in Tests and is one of 19 players to take 5 or more ten-wicket hauls.[21]

  1. ^ "Records – Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. ^ a b Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. pp. 31, 82–83. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Nathan Lyon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test Matches / Bowling Records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ "1st Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Aug 31–Sep 3 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Nathan Lyon batting bowling stats, averages and cricket statistics, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Bengaluru, Mar 4–7 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. ^ "3rd Final (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Adelaide, Mar 8 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / NM Lyon / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  14. ^ "4th Match, Zimbabwe Triangular Series at Harare, Aug 31 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  15. ^ "2nd T20I (N), India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 29 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / NM Lyon / Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  17. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai (DSC), Oct 28 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Bowling records | Combined Test, ODI and T20I records | Cricinfo Statsguru". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Australian spinner Nathan equals Shane Warne's record with his five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in 1st Test". Times Now. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Watch: Every Wicket In Ajaz Patel's Astonishing, History-Making 10-For". Wisden. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  21. ^ "Records | Test matches | Bowling records | Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.


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